Green members get all of the above in addition to event planning service, private gaming arrangements and private dining at gaming tables. All four cardholders are eligible for complimentary hotel accommodation, dining and show tickets but it's only awarded at the casino's discretion, decided on the amount of rated play.

Points accumulated on the cards can be redeemed for a slew of prizes. When I asked why there was a discrepancy in the slot amounts I was told it's because different machines have different rates.

Gamers play in High Limit East on the main casino floor using non-negotiable chips. It's the same deal you'll find at Altira. Lucky Streak — A bit of a complicated promotion here.

If your Lucky Card matches all three lucky Poker Cards announced at 1 pm, 3 pm or 6 pm, then you can take part in the Lucky Streak challenge.

The Signature Dragon — New promotion that just started the past week or so. Slot Personal Progressive — Interesting idea here with this promotion.

An individual bonus grows in proportion to the amount of slots you play. The more slots played the higher your personal jackpot increases, and you're the only person who can win it.

Welcome Rewards — New City Club members have 24 hours to amass enough points to win the following prizes:. When I first walked into Li Ying I thought the place wasn't much, maybe only 7 or 8 rooms in total each named after a different river.

After I turned left at the entry doors though instead of right, Li Ying suddenly opened up and didn't seem to end.

It just kept getting bigger and bigger. I probably passed by 30 rooms before I reached the back exit. Grand Hyatt is by far the largest hotel, made up of two towers holding almost rooms.

The other two hotels are half the size and neither exceed rooms. In terms of facilities though, the three hotels are more similar than dissimilar.

There's not much to choose between the three outdoor pools, for example, but it should be noted that the one at the Hard Rock is usually a lot busier, since they let outsiders use it in exchange for paying a fee.

If you're looking for free spa facilities, each hotel has a jacuzzi outside beside their pools, while Grand Hyatt also offers a steam room and an ice shower in their change rooms while Crown answers with free steam room and sauna.

Guests at the Hard Rock will have to go without, and they're on the short end of the stick with the gym too.

While it's perfectly adequate it's a little inferior to the ones at Grand Hyatt and Crown, with Crown's fitness centre the best of the three.

You won't have any problem getting around City of Dreams. Signage is clearly marked and The Boulevard is the resort's main throughfare linking the hotels as well as providing access to all the property's entertainment and a lot of its restaurants and shops.

Entertainment is headlined by their signature House of Dancing Water show and may be the best thing going on in the whole city.

The nicest of the three hotels is the "six star" Crown Towers, but it's hardly ever available to the public.

Rooms are dominated by the junket operators and tour groups, leaving everybody else scrambling for Premier King Rooms, which can only be had Sundays through Thursdays.

On Fridays and Saturdays, you can forget about it. Horizons — I ain't gonna lie to you. Sometimes I can have a bad attitude.

Sometimes I'm not the nicest person to be around, especially when I'm told to do things I don't want to do. Or conversely, when I'm not allowed to do something I want to do.

It's led to dismissals from schools, disciplinary proceedings, final warnings, and in some extreme cases, all out banishments from certain countries.

My sweet cousin so nicely puts it "having personality and knowing how to use it. Anyway I tell you all of this because had the fine people at Horizons sent me packing from their restaurant for being dressed like a bum which I was , then I wouldn't have flashed any of the attitude that I'm so famously known for, instead I probably would have agreed with them and apologized.

Here I was, an unshaven unkept bum in shorts and a T-shirt walking around their fine dining establishment like I owned the place, asking questions, wanting to see menus, and not only did they not have words with me, they were amazingly polite!

I couldn't believe it. The manager even came over to ask if I needed assistance. It was by far the best service I've had in a Macau restaurant, and I wasn't even fit to be in the place!

I'd go to Horizons just for the staff, while their food looks pretty good too. Serving steak and seafood Horizons also has a huge wine menu that's over 30 pages long.

Dress code is smart casual, with no shorts or sandals allowed. Horizons is located on level 3 and opens daily from 12 pm to 3 pm in the afternoon and again from 6 pm to 11 pm at night.

Lan — Lan has an absolutely huge beverage list covering all your favorites. Lan's current special is a good one.

Crystal Lounge — VIP haunt on the 25th and 26th floors is inaccessible to people like me. Rates often flactuate at the Hard Rock, with rooms cheapest on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

A Hard Rock restaurant has been in the works for a good six months now, but there's still no sign of it, leaving the Wave Pool Bar as the hotel's only dining establishment.

Wave Pool Bar and Grill - I've eaten at Wave lots of times, mostly going for one of the pizzas followed by a brownie and walked away happy everytime.

A good looking waitress always recognizes me too so I always feel good about that. The buffet is open for Saturday and Sunday brunch as well as for Saturday dinner.

Wave is located on the 3rd floor by the pool. Winter hours Monday to Thursday are from 11 am to 7 pm while closing time on Friday and Saturdays is 10 pm.

The best bars at the City of Dreams belong to the Hard Rock. They're always playing great tunes too. R Bar is open Sunday to Thursday from 7 am to midnight, and from 7 am to 2 am on Fridays and Saturdays.

Flame Bar - Located on the Hard Rock casino, Flame Bar has some well schooled bartenders who flip drinks in the air like seasoned pros.

From walking around the hotel, I'm not surprised by it at all. For the prices they charge the spa facilities, pool, gym and lobby are all above average.

I've included two rates for each room. The first one is the standard price, while the second one is their Awaken package, which includes free buffet breakfast for two and late 2 pm checkout.

Book rooms well in advance if you want the lowest rate though. Rooms in Tower 1 are located on floors 7 to 25, while Tower 2 has guest quarters between floors 7 and Beijing Kitchen — Small menu at Beijing Kitchen.

While the majority of it is northeastern cuisine, they also offer some Cantonese fare. Mezza 9 is located on the 3rd floor and opens daily from 6: Sunday lunch buffet goes from noon to 3 pm.

Grand Hyatt has one bar in the lobby with piano performances in the evening as well as on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

Lobby Lounge — The Lobby Lounge recently joined forces with the Patisserie to make one comprehensive eating and drinking establishment.

EDO Japanese Restaurant - My favorite restaurant to review because prices are the same in every one across the city. On Fridays, Saturdays and public holidays, they stay open an hour later until Be sure to ask staff about the daily specials as they all look pretty good.

Treasure Palace can be found on Level 1 of the Boulevard, and is open Monday to Friday from 11 am to 2: On Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays, evening hours are the same, while afternoon hours are from 10 am to 4 pm.

The Hotness — I think this place is also known as The Hauteness. They serve spicy Sichuan cuisine. Pacific Coffee — Famous Hong Kong cafe chain offers coffee and irresistable sweets.

They also provide free internet service. Pacific Coffee is located on the Boulevard, very close to the Grand Hyatt. Hours are from 8 am to City Cafe can be found on Level 1 of the Boulevard, and opens from 10 am to 10 pm Sundays to Thursdays, and from 10 am to 12 pm on Fridays and Saturdays.

Ji Xiang Yuan is open from 11 am to 11 pm Monday to Friday and from 9 am to 11 pm on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

They don't have as much entertainment to the Venetian, but their signature House of Dancing Water show sure brings the people in.

Personally I just like hanging around the Vquarium most. The House of Dancing Water — It took 5 years and a stage pool that can hold 3.

A simple love story at heart, the play utilizes a lot of dance, acrobatics and cutting edge special effects to drive the point home.

Dragon's Treasure — 10 minute multimedia performance is ideal for children, as they get whisked away to the Kingdom of the Dragon Kings.

The show has some decent re-watch value too because if you stand in different corners of the Bubble Theatre, you see completely different things.

From 12 pm to 6 pm Dragon's Treasure takes place every 30 minutes and from 7 pm to 10 pm, it's on once an hour. Vquarium — Now here's something I enjoy looking at.

These mermaids are hot. The Wizard tells it like it is, so I'll turn it over to him. It looks like water pours over the screen, to give it an aquatic look.

The mermaids are actually quite erotic, with the top half in just body paint. I think real women were used, as it seemed extremely realistic.

As my sophomore-year college roommate would have said, some of the mermaids clearly had their high beams on. Lots of kids were watching too, something that would never fly in the prudish USA.

Kid's City — Maybe those kids should have been at Kid City instead? With arcade games, astro slides, swinging bridges, tunnels, costumes and craftwork, Kid's City is the perfect choice for children aged 2 to Adults can accompany their children too for free if they wish.

I kind of suspect that might not be a very good idea though. I know some grown ups yeah me , who would still take no prisoners and be all over that astro slide and swinging bridge.

Hours are from Club Cubic is apparently one of the hottest nightclubs in town, but you wouldn't know it from the pics on their website.

Most of the ones I saw from recent Ladies Nights are very disappointing. Girls, come on, it's a club. Start dressing like it.

Some of my college students have more going on and show more skin at 9 am on a Tuesday morning. The guys are no better either, dressed down in T-shirts and other assorted ass wear.

Ladies get free entry and drinks on Wednesdays while Models are afforded the same privileges on Thursday nights.

While I'm not quite sure what their model criteria is, I was told I don't meet it. The Cotai Strip is just as much about shopping as anything else.

Every hotel but the Grand Waldo brings the goods in this area and the City of Dreams is no exception. The recovery is so phenomenal that analysts actually complained about "disappointing" This chart showed the sharp downturn in the Macau gambling market when China began its crackdown on corruption, among other things.

However, August marked the beginning of a recovery. After foreign companies were allowed to enter the market in , a number of larger Las Vegas operators came to join Galaxy and SJM.

Galaxy owns StarWorld , perhaps one of the most iconic buildings in Macau. Sands Macau was the first U. Sands Macau paid for itself in the first year of operations.

SJM has not fallen behind. Their Grand Casino Lisboa is a prime example of the level of opulence and quality needed to compete in such a ferocious market.

Meanwhile, in Cotai, the strip itself is growing rapidly with 13 properties open or opening soon.

This entire area used to be water between Taipa to Coloane. Sheldon Adelson famously proposed to fill the space between the islands with concrete to build the Cotai Strip.

Now his dream is a reality and gives new meaning to the name City of Dreams which is here, along with Galaxy Macau , Venetian Macao and Sands Cotai in all of her growing magnificence.

Each of the aforementioned properties cost in excess of a billion dollars to build. The 13 has already purchased the world's largest fleet of Rolls-Royce Phantoms.

The casino will host over table games if they get their wishes, but government caps seem to indicate no more than upon opening.

Some of the other SJM casinos are: Greek Mythology has been shuttered since December 31, , but may open again as well.

Casino Jai Alai at Oceanus is expected to re-open before the end of Besides the city of Macau and Cotai, there are other locations to gamble, but they are not quite the same.

Taipa is home to Casino Altira with a Mocha Club slots parlor adding to its table game assortment. You will find about half a dozen casinos in Taipa.

The most popular casino game in Macau is baccarat. Some casinos don't have anything except baccarat tables in them. Macau is loaded with people from the Chinese mainland coming to seek their fortune.

The gambling you will see at some of these establishments is not for the faint of heart. While there are plenty of shows, entertainment, and nightlife, Macau is a hardcore gamblers dream.

There are thousands of slot machines in the City of Macau. If you want to mix shopping and gambling, our advice would be to head over to the Cotai Strip.

Casinos like Galaxy Macau and Venetian are loaded with slots and plenty of shopping opportunities. Sands Shoppes at the Venetian offers an amazing retail experience with more than duty-free outlets.

There are pari-mutuel facilities in Macau. You will find both greyhound racing and horse racing. However, the government has ordered the Canidrome to close or relocate by July There are a few casinos in Taipa and other districts mostly Mocha casinos.

The Cotai Strip is on the island of Taipa. Cotai is built completely on reclaimed land between Coloane and Taipa, hence the name Cotai, which is a combination of those names.

In total, Macau has only You can get a bit of a feel for the layout of things from the map of Macau here. The fast catamaran and standard ferry trips take from 45 to 75 minutes depending on vessel choice and sea conditions.

Vessels run every fifteen minutes from 7 pm until midnight with another 7 overnight trips after that.

Visitors from more distant locations in Asia can take advantage of short travel times by air to Macau or to Hong Kong followed by a short hydrofoil ferry or helicopter trip to Macau.

The Macau International Airport can accommodate large commercial aircraft and offers regularly scheduled air service to about a dozen cities, including at least eight in China.

Most importantly, China opened two border crossings with Macau shortly after the opening of Sands Macau Casino which allowed Chinese citizens to freely cross the border.

This resulted in a wave of lower income punters that fill the main gaming halls, and if they do not return the same day they may sleep in such places as massage parlors and parks in order to not waste money on a hotel room — more money for gambling!

Such play is a welcome bonus for the casinos, tending to even out the volatility from high-roller play in the VIP rooms.

Macau is a country in East Asia with legal gambling. There are 3 cities with gambling facilities in Macau which have 50 legal gambling facilities available in total.

The types of gambling available in Macau are: The largest gambling city in Macau is Macau with 30 gambling facilities, 3, tables games, 8, gaming, slot, and video poker machines.